If, a year ago, there had been a guarantee that by March 2021 there would be three COVID19 vaccines being administered to millions daily, Hollywood would have been overjoyed.
When cinemas started closing stateside and film and TV studios told workers to stay home, few allowed themselves to think of this moment, much less plan for it.
Take the action plan titled “The Safe Way Forward,” which was put together by most of the industry’s guilds and unveiled in June.
It spells out diligent use of personal protective equipment, strictly enforced testing regimes and quarantines, but doesn’t address what happens when vaccines arrive on the scene.